GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs P104-101

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated211
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.23
Power efficiencyno data17.75
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGP104GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 January 2018 (7 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602560
Core clock speed1506 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rate269.3142.2
Floating-point processing power8.617 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cache960 KB2.5 MB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1251 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.3 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 January 2018 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 8 GB has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between P104-101 and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that P104-101 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.

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